29th October 2024

West Coast Railways
The Muncaster Express Ghost Train

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & 47760
Stock Used 9526+6054+6042+5952+6724+5998+5929

Route :
1Z75 : Oxenholme Lake District to Ravenglass
1Z76 : Ravenglass to Oxenholme Lake District

Loco(s) Route
47746 (1) Oxenholme Lake District - (via WCML) - Carlisle
47760 (2) Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Ravenglass
47746 (1) Ravenglass (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle
47760 (2) Carlisle - (via WCML) - Oxenholme Lake District

Notes :
(1) 47760 on rear.
(2) 47746 on rear.
(3) This was a special train taking passengers to Ravenglass for the Halloween Family Festival at Muncaster Castle.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Leslie Gilpin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Oxenholme Lake District 08.00d [P2] 08.00   21.06a [P1] 20.46
Grayrigg 08/07 08/08   20/59 20/40
Tebay 08/12 08/13   20/55 20/35
Shap Summit 08/17½ 08/18   20/51 20/31
Shap Harrisons Sidings 08/21 08/22   20/47 20/28
Eden Valley - -   20/41 20/23
Penrith North Lakes 08.30a ~ 08.34d [P2] 08.34 ~ 08.37   20.33a ~ 20.36d [P1] 20.14 ~ 20.19
Upperby Bridge Jn 08/51 08/52   20*01 ~ 20*11 19/59
Upperby Jn 08/51½ 08/53   19/56 [GL] 19/58
Carlisle 08.53a ~ 09.16d [P1] 08.55 ~ 09.17 [P1]   19.24a ~ 19.53d [P1] 19.19 ~ 19.56
Currock Jn 09/22 09/21   19/19 19/15
Wigton 09/44 [P1] 09/37   19/04 [P2] 19/03
Maryport 10/06 10/07   18/41 18/41
Workington 10.15a ~ 10.23d 10.14 ~ 10.23   18.29a ~ 18.32d 18.28 ~ 18.34
Parton North Jn 10/34 ?   18/20 ?
Parton 10*40 ~ 10*53 ?   18/16 ?
Whitehaven 10t57a ~ 10t59d 10.59 ~ 11.04   18t09a ~ 18t12d 18.08 ~ 18.09
St Bees 11t07 ~ 11t08 [P2] ?   18t00 ~ 18t02 [P1] 17.55 ~ 17.56
Sellafield 11/20 11/25   17t44 ~ 17t48 17.46 ~ 17.46
Drigg 11/25 [P1] 11/30   17/38 [P2] 17/39
Ravenglass 11.30a [P2] 11.33   17.35d [P1] 17.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z74 : (47746 with 47760 on rear) : Carnforth to Oxenholme Lake District

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 05.30d
Carnforth H.S. 05.40 ~ 05.50
Carnforth 05.55 ~ 07.17
Carnforth North Jn 07/20
Carnforth South Jn 07.22 ~ 07.32 [GL1]
Carnforth North Jn 07/34
Oxenholme Lake District 07.46a [P2]

5Z75 : (47760 with 47746 on rear) : Ravenglass to Millom
5Z75 : (47746 with 47760 on rear) : Millom to Sellafield

Location Booked
Ravenglass 11.40d [P2]
Bootle 11.47 ~ 11.48
Silecroft 11/55
Millom 12.00 ~ 12.10
Silecroft 12/16
Bootle 12.23 ~ 12.24
Ravenglass 12/30
Drigg 12/33
Sellafield 12.39 ~ 12.40
Sellafield North Siding 12.43 ~ 12.53
Sellafield 12.56 ~ 12.58
Sellafield Sig.SD18 13.00 ~ 13.05
Sellafield 13.07a

5Z76 : (47760 with 47746 on rear) : Sellafield to Millom
5Z76 : (47746 with 47760 on rear) : Millom to Ravenglass

Location Booked
Sellafield 16.30d
Drigg 16/37
Ravenglass 16/39
Bootle 16/45
Silecroft 16/51
Millom 16.56 ~ 17.06
Silecroft 17/12
Bootle 17/18
Ravenglass 17.23a [P1]

5Z77 : (47760 with 47746 on rear) : Oxenholme Lake District to Carnforth

Location Booked
Oxenholme Lake District 21.14d [P1]
Carnforth North Jn 21/29
Carnforth South Jn 21.32 ~ 21.40 [GL1]
Carnforth North Jn 21/43
Carnforth 21.44 ~ 22.37
Carnforth H.S. 22.40 ~ 22.50
Carnforth Steamtown 23.00a


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